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ZIM Vs SL

Today's match is very important especially for Zimbabwe as they have almost confirmed ODI World Cup ticket from second position but if they lose today's match by a huge margin and also against Scotland then there may be concern about ODI World Cup participation for Zimbabwe. In this direction, Scotland has risen to the third position of the Super Six by defeating the West Indies by seven wickets. If Scotland wins against Zimbabwe and Netherlands, they will have a chance to participate in the ODI World Cup.

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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka
Today is the fourth match of World Cup Qualifier Super Six Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka. Both teams have been playing well since the beginning of the World Cup qualifiers. Both teams are undefeated so far. A loss today would be the first defeat between these two teams in World Cup qualifiers. Both the teams have performed well and it is difficult to say which team will win. Sri Lanka is stronger than Zimbabwe in today's match. Sri Lanka's bowling line and batting line are better than Zimbabwe. I think the chances of Sri Lanka winning today's match are a bit higher.

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka
 The match between these two teams has already started. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl. Now Zimbabwe came out to bat. They scored 127 runs in 23 overs. Zimbabwe are now under a lot of pressure with the loss of 5 wickets. Sri Lanka has a lot of power in the bowling line.There is a possibility of Zimbabwe going all out in today's match. Zimbabwe has started to perform poorly in batting. It doesn't look like Zimbabwe will be able to set a target of 220 runs today.

It is foolish to speculate until the match is over. You estimated Zimbabwe to score 220 runs. But they failed to score 170 runs. In today's match, the bowlers of the Sri Lanka team forced the Zimbabwe team to end the game in 32.2 overs. The bowling line-up of the Sri Lankan bowlers was so strong. As a result, the batsmen of the Zimbabwe team could not survive in front of the Sri Lankan bowlers. In today's match the bowlers of Sri Lanka team performed brilliantly and Sri Lanka won by nine wickets against Zimbabwe

[n0ne]

Disappointing performance from Nepal team. While chasing the target of 181 runs, already lost 7 wickets scoring 114 runs. Opener Bhurtel alone have scored 35 runs. Now the bottom order Sandeep Lamichhane and Airee at 32* runs gives the winning hope, 68 runs required in the remaining 18 overs. UAE isn't that good at bowling, but in such situation if the pressure on Nepal is used well it can turn to be a winning match for UAE.

[onecall123]

ZIM Vs SL

Today's match is very important especially for Zimbabwe as they have almost confirmed ODI World Cup ticket from second position but if they lose today's match by a huge margin and also against Scotland then there may be concern about ODI World Cup participation for Zimbabwe. In this direction, Scotland has risen to the third position of the Super Six by defeating the West Indies by seven wickets. If Scotland wins against Zimbabwe and Netherlands, they will have a chance to participate in the ODI World Cup.

Sri Lanka has confirmed their spot in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023. In today's match against Zimbabwe, Pathum Nissanka played an outstanding inning, scoring an unbeaten hundred and leading Sri Lanka to a comfortable victory. Zimbabwe struggled with their batting performance today. Following this result now they must win their upcoming game against Scotland to qualify.

[Fuso.hp]

ZIM Vs SL

Today's match is very important especially for Zimbabwe as they have almost confirmed ODI World Cup ticket from second position but if they lose today's match by a huge margin and also against Scotland then there may be concern about ODI World Cup participation for Zimbabwe. In this direction, Scotland has risen to the third position of the Super Six by defeating the West Indies by seven wickets. If Scotland wins against Zimbabwe and Netherlands, they will have a chance to participate in the ODI World Cup.

Sri Lanka did very well in batting and bowling today against Zimbabwe. Fielding first, Sri Lanka bowled Zimbabwe out for 165 runs. And with a target of 166 runs, they went into bat against Zimbabwe and lost just 1 wicket to reach their target  the Lankans won by nine wickets against Zimbabwe. To retain the top position in the points table, there was no option for both teams to win this match today. In the end, Sri Lanka managed to retain the number one position in the points table. Sri Lankan spin bowler Maheesh Theekshana was selected as Man of the Match in this match. He picked up four valuable wickets for just 25 runs off eight overs.

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West Indies, a once popular team, was eliminated from the ICC World Cup 2023 with a 7-wicket loss to Scotland today. The West Indies fans will never accept that the once popular side will lose the qualifiers like this and be knocked out of the World Cup. West Indies' exit from the last T20 World Cup and today's loss to Scotland from the ICC World Cup is truly sad. But one fact is that when West Indies team was led by Lara, Chris Gayle then West Indies team was a popular team but now due to lot of irregularities in West Indies team there is not much demand for national team so West Indies team is becoming like Kenya day by day.

Not to forget that WI was one of the teams that won the world cup 2 times in the past. I still cannot digest the fact that this team lost to Scotland. This shows how much the WI board has destroyed cricket. It is now clear that WI as of now cannot be considered a team that use to threaten the team as it used to be in the 80s, 90s, and in early 2000. That being said the veteran should now come up and start questioning the WI boards. If possible they should either try to take over the board or contact ICC for a solution.

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CWC Qualifier 2023 - UAE vs Nepal

Nepal have won the toss and decided to bowl.
The match looks slow scoring as the runrate is around 4rpo.
The team could reach the score of 200 - 210 runs as Nepal have reached 150/4 in 39 overs.
Mustafa and Hameed on the crease could score good runs if they were able to score a half century.
Sandeep Lamichhane have bowled 8 overs allowing just 19 runs.
If Nepal restrict the target within 220 runs, they can chase the target without much of pressure.

It's not as easy as you think.  UAE set a target of 182 to Nepal after losing all wickets in the first innings without a century. In the second innings, the Nepalese team chased down the target of 182 runs and found themselves in a wicket crisis. So far Nepal have collected 120 runs, losing seven wickets. Although the United Arab Emirates batsmen have not played well in batting, they have been in excellent form in bowling. UAE is likely to win this match against Nepal. Now if they can take the remaining three wickets of Nepal, UAE can win the match against Nepal

[Bitcoin_people]

The way UAE played today, they will never get to with Nepal as they didn't score too many runs. Nepal have already performed brilliantly in their win target and they currently need a few runs to win. UAE lost all their wickets today with 181 runs which is not too many runs. However, Nepal have performed well in the match so far and are currently enjoying their victory. Nepal won by 7 wickets against UAE. Especially the batsman of Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee he showed great game due to which Nepal won today very quickly. If UAE had played well in the beginning of the match, it might have been difficult for Nepal to win the match. But the way UAE bowled a bit better Nepal would have had a tough time to win but Nepal batted well and later got a great win.

[Swordsoffreedom]

ZIM Vs SL

Today's match is very important especially for Zimbabwe as they have almost confirmed ODI World Cup ticket from second position but if they lose today's match by a huge margin and also against Scotland then there may be concern about ODI World Cup participation for Zimbabwe. In this direction, Scotland has risen to the third position of the Super Six by defeating the West Indies by seven wickets. If Scotland wins against Zimbabwe and Netherlands, they will have a chance to participate in the ODI World Cup.

Sri Lanka did very well in batting and bowling today against Zimbabwe. Fielding first, Sri Lanka bowled Zimbabwe out for 165 runs. And with a target of 166 runs, they went into bat against Zimbabwe and lost just 1 wicket to reach their target  the Lankans won by nine wickets against Zimbabwe. To retain the top position in the points table, there was no option for both teams to win this match today. In the end, Sri Lanka managed to retain the number one position in the points table. Sri Lankan spin bowler Maheesh Theekshana was selected as Man of the Match in this match. He picked up four valuable wickets for just 25 runs off eight overs.

Sri Lanka did not make any mistakes in this match. And they proved once again that Sri Lanka is the strongest team among the teams playing in the World Cup Qualifiers. And they can perform well in the World Cup as well. The Sri Lankan team is dominating and winning almost every match. Zimbabwe mustered only 165 runs. Although the Zimbabwean batsmen are in good form, they could not perform well against the Sri Lankan bowlers. Sri Lankan batsmen also played very well. The team reached the target of victory by losing only one wicket. Pathum Nissanka played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs.

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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka

In my point if view this is a big match. Like you said both teams are playing well since beginning so now these two teams will face each other. Sri Lanka is a strong team but Zimbabwe can't be underestimated.

Well Zimbabwe failed to show any good performance in this match and lost badly. They were all out at 165 runs and it was easily chased by the Srilanka team with the lose of only 1 wicket. Pathum Nissanka scored 101 runs and it was enough to bring victory to the Srilankan team. I thought he could be the man of the match too but Maheesh Theekshana was declared the player of the match who took 4 wickets for 25 runs.

Dilshan Madushanka also took 3 wickets and gave only 15 runs. You can expect every Sri Lankan bowler to have a good figure when the opposition was all out cheaply.

[Unknown Op]

ZIM Vs SL
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The Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka match today was very important especially for Zimbabwe as their chances of qualifying for the ODI World Cup were on the line. Sadly Zimbabwe performance was dismally subpar and reminded me of their previous match. In contrast to their previous encounters where they put on outstanding displays and won Zimbabwe only managed to score a poor 165 runs while losing all of their wickets in little under 32 overs. P. Nassanka deserves praise for his amazing performance with figures of 101/102 which made it a very simple victory for Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe World Cup participation is currently in doubt as a result of this defeat and Scotland has a chance to qualify by defeating both Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.

[kro55]

ZIM Vs SL
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The Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka match today was very important especially for Zimbabwe as their chances of qualifying for the ODI World Cup were on the line. Sadly Zimbabwe performance was dismally subpar and reminded me of their previous match. In contrast to their previous encounters where they put on outstanding displays and won Zimbabwe only managed to score a poor 165 runs while losing all of their wickets in little under 32 overs. P. Nassanka deserves praise for his amazing performance with figures of 101/102 which made it a very simple victory for Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe World Cup participation is currently in doubt as a result of this defeat and Scotland has a chance to qualify by defeating both Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.

In the last few matches, we got a very good performance from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has won even against big teams like West Indies. Zimbabwean batsmen were able to perform very well in almost every match. And so I thought this match would be decisive. But the match was completely one-sided. Sri Lankan batsmen and bowlers both played very well. However, Zimbabwe's next match is against Scotland. The Scotland team is in good form. It will not be easy for Zimbabwe to win the match.

[MusaPk]

In the last few matches, we got a very good performance from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has won even against big teams like West Indies. Zimbabwean batsmen were able to perform very well in almost every match. And so I thought this match would be decisive. But the match was completely one-sided. Sri Lankan batsmen and bowlers both played very well. However, Zimbabwe's next match is against Scotland. The Scotland team is in good form. It will not be easy for Zimbabwe to win the match.

Superb bowling from Dilshan Madushanka to get three early wickets while 4 wickets by Maheesh Theekshana thrashed the Zimbabwe batting lineup. This match only improved batting and bowling stats of SL players. SL done good to secure there place in ODI WC.
Nepal finished 7th in this tournament and I must say its very satisfactory performance from this new side. They are also set to play Asia cup later this year in which they will get more experience.

[Crypto Library]

The Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka match today was very important especially for Zimbabwe as their chances of qualifying for the ODI World Cup were on the line. Sadly Zimbabwe performance was dismally subpar and reminded me of their previous match. In contrast to their previous encounters where they put on outstanding displays and won Zimbabwe only managed to score a poor 165 runs while losing all of their wickets in little under 32 overs. P. Nassanka deserves praise for his amazing performance with figures of 101/102 which made it a very simple victory for Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe World Cup participation is currently in doubt as a result of this defeat and Scotland has a chance to qualify by defeating both Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.

However, today Zimbabwe has performed one of the worst performances in their batting performance which is definitely not expected from them. Although the Sri Lankan team is slightly ahead of Zimbabwe in terms of strength, But I still did not expect such a bad performance. All wickets fell for just 165 runs in just 32 overs. I don't find any others on batting except only Sean Williams. If he had not taken this fifty-six runs, Zimbabwe's loss today would have been more pathetic.
And on the other hand, if we talk about the performance of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka has performed exactly opposite compared to Zimbabwe's batsmen. Specially Maheesh Theekshana took four wickets with just 3 Econ. Moreover others too Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dasun Shanaka all took more or less wickets. However, this match took Sri Lanka one step closer to qualifying for the ICC World Cup. But I wouldn't say that Zimbabwe's chances are completely over yet, as they have a match against Scotland in the next, and if they can win that match then maybe their chances will open up.

[GigaBit]

ZIM Vs SL
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The Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka match today was very important especially for Zimbabwe as their chances of qualifying for the ODI World Cup were on the line. Sadly Zimbabwe performance was dismally subpar and reminded me of their previous match. In contrast to their previous encounters where they put on outstanding displays and won Zimbabwe only managed to score a poor 165 runs while losing all of their wickets in little under 32 overs. P. Nassanka deserves praise for his amazing performance with figures of 101/102 which made it a very simple victory for Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe World Cup participation is currently in doubt as a result of this defeat and Scotland has a chance to qualify by defeating both Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.

In the last few matches, we got a very good performance from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has won even against big teams like West Indies. Zimbabwean batsmen were able to perform very well in almost every match. And so I thought this match would be decisive. But the match was completely one-sided. Sri Lankan batsmen and bowlers both played very well. However, Zimbabwe's next match is against Scotland. The Scotland team is in good form. It will not be easy for Zimbabwe to win the match.

Zimbabwean team has performed well since the beginning of this season. In that sequence, everyone thought that they might be able to put up a good resistance against Sri Lanka. But the fall of their wickets early did not allow the match to go far. By Sri Lanka's good bowling Zimbabwe lose all wickets for just 165 runs. Sri Lanka won easily against Zimbabwe. Top order 3 wickets loss early is the main reason for defeating Zimbabwe team.

[Popkon6]

Sri Lanka is performing very well in the current season. In this case, Zimbabwe lost all the wickets in the beginning and could not stay on the field in any way. But I thought today's ground is famous for the bowling pitch but when Sri Lanka came out to bat Nishanka scored a century alone. But later I realized that Sri Lanka is very good in bowling and batting. However, seeing Sri Lanka's batting performance, all the spectators were impressed by Nishanka's batting performance alone. Will be selected as the best team in Sri Lanka this season.

[fuguebtc]

Sri Lanka is performing very well in the current season. In this case, Zimbabwe lost all the wickets in the beginning and could not stay on the field in any way. But I thought today's ground is famous for the bowling pitch but when Sri Lanka came out to bat Nishanka scored a century alone. But later I realized that Sri Lanka is very good in bowling and batting. However, seeing Sri Lanka's batting performance, all the spectators were impressed by Nishanka's batting performance alone. Will be selected as the best team in Sri Lanka this season.

This type of performance was kind of expected from Zimbabwe. Because after all Zimbabwe is nowhere near the level of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has been really good in this tournament so far. It was going to be near impossible for Zimbabwe to actually win against Sri Lanka. The target that was posted by Zimbabwe was never going to be enough to actually beat Sri Lanka. I expected a better performance from Zimbabwe, because, as you said, this was a basically do or die  match for them. And of course, Sri Lanka was more confident after watching that the target is a pretty moderate one for them.

[Sithara007]

Zimbabwe's huge loss to Sri Lanka makes things really interesting in Super-6. It means that in case Scotland bets Zimbabwe in the next match, then they will qualify for the World Cup later this year. Zimbabwe has only one match remaining (against Scotland), while Scotland has two matches remaining (vs Zimbabwe and Oman). Already they have a higher run rate compared to Zimbabwe, and if they win both the matches then they will end up with 8 points to Zimbabwe's 6. That would also mean that at least one associate nation would be represented during the 2023 ODI World Cup.

[TheGreatPython]

Zimbabwean team has performed well since the beginning of this season. In that sequence, everyone thought that they might be able to put up a good resistance against Sri Lanka. But the fall of their wickets early did not allow the match to go far. By Sri Lanka's good bowling Zimbabwe lose all wickets for just 165 runs. Sri Lanka won easily against Zimbabwe. Top order 3 wickets loss early is the main reason for defeating Zimbabwe team.

In this match brilliant Sri Lanka exposed all weakness of Zimbabwe and bring them down very quickly without any chance even now Zimbabwe is still having spot into next world cup, but they need to work on their problems because things are still not good while you are going to face top rank teams in this mega event today just Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza give some positive performance otherwise I was thinking they are going to be down under 100 runs but have better performance and ends inning with the target of 165 which was still not good enough against Sri Lanka, and they won this match without any problem by 9 wickets which is good indicator for their youngsters as now they are again preparing for the new chapter in cricket history.

[Fuso.hp]

Sri Lanka did not make any mistakes in this match. And they proved once again that Sri Lanka is the strongest team among the teams playing in the World Cup Qualifiers. And they can perform well in the World Cup as well. The Sri Lankan team is dominating and winning almost every match. Zimbabwe mustered only 165 runs. Although the Zimbabwean batsmen are in good form, they could not perform well against the Sri Lankan bowlers. Sri Lankan batsmen also played very well. The team reached the target of victory by losing only one wicket. Pathum Nissanka played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs.

In the World Cup Qualifiers, Sri Lanka dominated the field of bowling but could not match themselves in the field of batting. We have seen Sri Lanka batting disaster in most of the Sri Lanka qualifiers. But Sri Lanka had a brilliant batting and bowling turn against Zimbabwe in the last match of the World Cup qualifiers. As the bowlers were able to restrict the Zimbabwean batsmen to few runs, the batsmen batted brilliantly and took a huge victory of 9 wickets. If they can maintain such consistency, the Lankans will qualify to play well in the main stage of the World Cup in addition to making it to the main stage of the World Cup. Congratulations to the Sri Lankan team for their last match against Zimbabwe. Hopefully, their confidence will increase in the next matches.